Spectacular private Silicon Valley estate within the gates of Silver Creek Valley Country Club
The 8,451-square-foot estate sits on 1.09 acres. There are five bedrooms, five full baths, two powder rooms, in-law/au pair suite and a glorious outdoor entertainment space and gardens including a vineyard of 200 Zinfandel grape vines. $5,388,000. Open house Sunday from 1:30-4:30 p.m. Alain Pinel Realtors, Eric Parker, 408-202-9000, DRE# 01017235; Nicki Brown, 408-781-7389, DRE# 01272467; ParkerandBrown@apr.com, www.ParkerAndBrownHomes.com.
The estate featured in the Silicon Valley Dream Home Raffle to benefit the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts can now be yours without having to purchase a ticket.
The custom estate sits high atop a hilltop in San Jose’s exclusive and private Silver Creek Valley Country Club. Designed by the owner/builder to take full advantage of the captivating views and natural light, every room is light filled and features views from three sides. The 8,451-square-foot estate sits on a generous 1.09 acres. Great expanses of glass frame stunning panoramic views as far away as the San Francisco Bay and the Marin Headlands, and as close as the sixth, seventh, fifteenth and sixteenth fairways.
The estate at 2068 Biarritz Place was built in 2002 and is located in San Jose’s desirable Silver Creek Valley. It is filled with the fine craftsmanship, stunning finishes, and luxurious amenities on the inside, and glorious outdoor entertainment space and gardens including a vineyard of 200 Zinfandel grape vines.
There are five bedrooms, five full baths and two powder rooms, an in-law/au pair suite of rooms, library, game room, card room/fifth bedroom, 1,400 bottle wine cellar and case storage, expansive formal rooms, generous family room, gourmet kitchen, and two separate garages totaling more than 2,100 square feet with room for at least eight cars.
About 600 crystals were custom crafted in Murano, Italy into an amazing chandelier suspended in the foyer. Smaller matching chandeliers hang in each of the two sweeping staircases with coordinating wrought iron banisters in the east and west wings. A 15-foot custom wrought iron and glass front door and side panels have glass panels that can be opened. A 5-foot matching transom allows maximum light into the entry that is spacious enough to have accommodated a dance floor. Pillowed limestone floors flow to the east and west wings. And that’s just the impressive entry.
The foyer is open to the formal living room where there are soaring 20-foot ceilings. Floor-to-ceiling windows and two sets of French doors frame views of the vineyard.
The home is divided into an east and west wing. In the downstairs east wing is the formal dining room, gourmet kitchen, and expansive family room. About 35 feet of seamless glass stretches across the front of the family room for unobstructed views to the north, east and south including the fifth, sixth and seventh holes of the golf course. A walk-around bar with SubZero wine refrigerator, fireplace with granite surround and Grabill custom cabinetry add to the comfort of this room that also has a French door to the gardens.
A 10-foot window sprawls over the kitchen sink for more views. Gourmet amenities include Dacor oven, five-burner gas cooktop, two Miele dishwashers, commercial SubZero refrigerator and freezer, custom Grabill cabinetry with “car” finish, seven slabs of granite counters, and oversized island with breakfast bar. The formal dining room has views to the bay and decorative ceiling crown molding.
The sweeping staircase on this side leads to the luxurious master bedroom suite, again drenched in natural light and featuring panoramic views through walls of windows. The room has a sitting area with wet bar, SubZero refrigerator, and three-sided fireplace.
A corner jetted tub in the master bathroom is surrounded by seamless glass. There are his-and-hers vanities, a glass block walk-in shower and separate steam shower.
The west wing of the home features an elegant formal library/office open to a second story loft with a wall of builtin bookshelves with ladder and walls of windows that provide light and views.
This wing features a main level in-law/au pair apartment with kitchenette, access to the backyard and private access to a garage. There is also an enormous game room with 20-foot ceiling, wall of windows, built-in cabinetry, wet bar, granite counters, glass tile backsplash and fireplace, and access to a balcony.
A special card room/den is equipped with a custom fan system, attractive coffered ceiling, well-appointed wet bar and full bath.
The park-like setting includes an impressive front yard with maturing oak trees, sprawling lawns lined with hundreds of rose bushes and manicured hedges.
The backyard oasis includes a 10-by-15-foot hot tub with waterfall under palm trees, built-in barbecue with seating for eight and golf course views, rosemary hedges and fruit and citrus orchards.
Additional features include solar, security glass, motion and smoke sensors, oversized dual hot water heaters, and five HVAC systems.
The Silver Creek Valley Country Club, opened in 1992, is about 1,500 acres of developed land including about 1,000 acres of open space. The gated, membership-only club offers a championship golf course renovated by Mike Strantz, racquet pavilion with lighted tennis courts, staffed fitness center, aquatic center, Mediterranean-style clubhouse, and childcare facility.
The private and tranquil location is just about 10 miles from downtown San Jose with easy access to Highways 101 and 85. Price: $5,388,000
Where: 2068 Biarritz Place, San Jose
Open House: Sunday from 1:30-4:30 p.m. Virtual Tour: www.ParkerAndBrownHomes.com
Listing Agents:
Alain Pinel Realtors
Eric Parker 408-202-9000
DRE# 01017235
Nicki Brown 408-781-7389
DRE# 01272467 ParkerandBrown@apr.com www.ParkerAndBrownHomes.com